Ministry of Woman and Child Development Government of Maharashtra

Ministry Woman and Child Development
Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय महिला व बालविकास विभाग महाराष्ट्र शासन
Seal of the state of Maharashtra

Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Agency overview
Formed1960; 64 years ago (1960)
Preceding agency
  • Department of School Education
JurisdictionChief Minister of Maharashtra
HeadquartersMantralaya, Mumbai
Annual budgetState budget of Government of Maharashtra
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • -,
    Principal Secretary
  • -,
    Joint Secretary
  • -,
    Deputy Secretary
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Ministry of Woman and Child Development Department Maharashtra is a Ministry of Government of Maharashtra.

The Ministry is currently headed by Aditi Sunil Tatkare he is a Cabinet Minister For this Department .

Head office

Minister of Woman and Child Development
मंत्री महिला व बालविकास विभाग
Emblem of India
Flag of India
since 14 July 2023
Ministry of Woman and Child Development (Maharashtra)
StyleThe Honourable
AbbreviationCabinet Minister
Member ofState Cabinet
Reports toChief Minister,
Maharashtra Legislature
SeatMantralaya, Mumbai
AppointerGovernor on the advice of the
Chief Minister
Term length5 years
PrecursorMangal Lodha
(2022-2023)
Inaugural holderNiramala Raje Bhosale
(1960-1962)
Formation1 May 1960
Deputy
  • Vacant, TBD
since 29 June 2022

Cabinet Ministers

No. Portrait Minister
(Constituency) 		Term of office Political party Ministry Chief Minister
From To Period
Minister of Woman and Child Development
01 D. S. Palaspagar
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Bhandara District)
(Legislative Council) 		01 May
1960 		07 March
1962 		1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I
Yashwantrao Chavan
02 Niramala Raje Bhosale
(MLA for Satara Constituency No. 268-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		08 March
1962 		19 November
1962 		256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 Shantilal Shah
(MLA for Vile Parle Constituency No. 177-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly) 		20 November
1962 		24 November
1963 		1 year, 4 days Indian National Congress Kannamwar l Marotrao Kannamwar
04 P. K. Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Interim Chief Minister) 		25 November
1962 		04 December
1963 		9 days Indian National Congress Sawant P. K. Sawant
05 Niramala Raje Bhosale
(MLA for Satara Constituency No. 268-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		05 December
1963 		01 March
1967 		3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I
Vasantrao Naik
06 Sadashiv Govind Barve
(MLA for Shivajinagar Constituency No. 209-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		01 March
1967 		27 October
1969 		2 years, 240 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 Nirmala Raje Bhosale
(MLA for Satara Constituency No. 268-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		27 October
1969 		13 March
1972 		2 years, 138 days Indian National Congress
08 Anant Namjoshi
(MLA for Girgaon Constituency No. 185-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		13 March
1972 		04 April
1973 		1 year, 32 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09 Hari Govindrao Vartak
(MLA for Bassein-Vasai Constituency No. 180-
Palghar District
(Legislative Assembly) 		04 April
1973 		17 Match
1974 		347 days Indian National Congress
10 Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		17 Match
1974 		21 February
1975 		341 days Indian National Congress
11 Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		21 February
1975 		23 February
1976 		1 year, 2 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I
Shankarrao Chavan
12 Prabha Rau
(MLA for Pulgaon Constituency No. 41-
Wardha District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		23 February
1976 		16 April
1977 		1 year, 52 days Indian National Congress
13 Nashikrao Tirpude
(MLA for Bhandara Constituency No. 61-
Bhandara District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		17 April
1977 		07 March
1978 		1 year, 324 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I
Vasantdada Patil
14 Purushottam Dekate
(MLA for Umred Constituency No. 51-
Nagpur District
(Legislative Assembly) 		07 March
1978 		18 July
1978 		133 days Indian National Congress (Indira) Vasantdada II
15 Govindrao Adik
(MLA for Vaijapur Constituency No. 112-
Aurangabad District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		18 July
1978 		17 February
1980 		1 year, 214 days Indian Congress (Socialist) Pawar I
Sharad Pawar
16 Shalini Patil
(MLA for Koregaon Constituency No. 257-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		09 June
1980 		21 January
1982 		1 year, 226 days Indian National Congress Antulay
Abdul Rahman Antulay
17 Sharadchandrika Suresh Patil
(MLA for Chopda Constituency No. 10-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		21 January
1982 		02 February
1983 		1 year, 12 days Indian National Congress Bhosale
Babasaheb Bhosale
18 Sudhakarrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		07 February
1983 		05 March
1985 		2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III
Vasantdada Patil
19 Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		12 March
1985 		03 June
1985 		83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
20 Shivajirao Deshmukh
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 18 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council) 		03 June
1985 		12 March
1986 		282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
21 Balachandra Bhai Sawant
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 -
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Council) 		12 March
1986 		26 June
1988 		2 years, 106 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao II
Shankarrao Chavan
22 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		26 June
1988 		03 March
1990 		1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II
Sharad Pawar
23 Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil
(MLA for Malshiras Constituency No. 254-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		04 March
1990 		25 June
1991 		1 year, 113 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
24 Pushpatai Hirey
(MLA for Dabhadi Constituency No. 74-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		25 June
1991 		22 February
1993 		1 year, 242 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
25 Pushpatai Hirey
(MLA for Dabhadi Constituency No. 74-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		06 March
1993 		14 March
1995 		2 years, 8 days Indian National Congress Pawar IV
Sharad Pawar
26 Shobhatai Fadnavis
(MLA for Saoli Constituency No. 82 -
Chandrapur district)
(Legislative Assembly) 		14 March
1995 		01 February
1999 		3 years, 324 days Bharatiya Janata Party Joshi
Manohar Joshi
27 Chandrakant Khaire
(MLA for Aurangabad West Constituency No. 108-
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District Also Previously Known Aurangabad District
(Legislative Assembly) 		01 February
1999 		11 May
1999 		99 days Shiv Sena Rane
Narayan Rane
28 Shobhatai Fadnavis
(MLA for Saoli Constituency No. 82 -
Chandrapur district)
(Legislative Assembly) 		11 May 1999
1999 		17 October
1999 		159 days Shiv Sena
29 Jaywantrao Awale
(MLA for Vadgaon Maval Constituency No. 192-
Pune District
(Legislative Assembly) 		19 October
1999 		09 September
2001 		1 year, 325 days Indian National Congress Deshmukh I
Vilasrao Deshmukh
30 Ganpatrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Sangola Constituency No. 235-
Solapur District
(Legislative Assembly) 		09 September
2001 		16 January
2003 		1 year, 129 days Peasants and Workers Party of India
31 Ranjeet Deshmukh
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 16 -
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Council) 		18 January
2003 		01 November
2004 		1 year, 295 days Indian National Congress Sushilkumar
Sushilkumar Shinde
32 R. R. Patil
(MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal Constituency No. 287-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Deputy Chief Minister) 		01 November
2004 		09 November
2004 		8 days Nationalist Congress Party Deshmukh II
Vilasrao Deshmukh
33 Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
(MLA for Phaltan Constituency No. 255-
Satara District
(Legislative Assembly) 		09 November
2004 		01 December
2008 		4 years, 22 days Nationalist Congress Party
34 Madan Vishwanath Patil
(MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 285-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		08 December
2008 		06 November
2009 		333 days Independent Supported party (Indian National Congress) Ashok I
Ashok Chavan
35 Subhash Zanak
(MLA for Risod Constituency No. 33-
Washim District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		07 November
2009 		10 November
2010 		1 year, 3 days Indian National Congress Ashok II
36 Varsha Gaikwad
(MLA for Dharavi Constituency No. 178-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		11 November
2010 		26 September
2014 		3 years, 319 days Indian National Congress Prithviraj
Prithviraj Chavan
37 Pankaja Munde
(MLA for Parli Constituency No. 233-
Beed District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		31 October
2014 		12 November
2019 		5 years, 12 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I
Devendra Fadnavis
38 Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)
(In Charge) 		23 November
2019 		28 November
2019 		5 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II
39 Nitin Raut
(MLA for Nagpur North Constituency No. 57-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		28 November
2019 		30 December
2019 		32 days Indian National Congress Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
40 Yashomati Chandrakant Thakur
(MLA for Teosa Constituency No. 39-
Amravati District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		30 December
2019 		29 June
2022 		2 years, 181 days Indian National Congress
41 Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
(Chief Minister)
(In Charge) 		30 June
2022 		14 August
2022 		45 days Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) Eknath
Eknath Shinde
42 Mangal Lodha
(MLA for Malabar Hill Constituency No. 185-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		14 August
2022 		14 July
2023 		334 days Bharatiya Janata Party
43 Aditi Sunil Tatkare
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		14 July
2023 		Incumbent 1 year, 159 days Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar Group)

Ministers of State

No. Portrait Deputy Minister
(Constituency) 		Term of office Political party Ministry Minister Chief Minister
From To Period
Deputy Minister of Woman and Child Development.
Vacant 23 November
2019 		28 November
2019 		5 days NA Fadnavis II Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Fadnavis
01 Omprakash Babarao Kadu
(MLA for Achalpur Constituency No. 42-
Amravati District)
(Legislative Assembly) 		30 December
2019 		27 June
2022 		2 years, 179 days Prahar Janshakti Party Supported Party (Shiv Sena) Thackeray Yashomati Chandrakant Thakur
Uddhav Thackeray
02 Sanjay Bansode
(MLA for Udgir Constituency No. 237-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
Additional_Charge 		27 June
2022 		29 June
2022 		2 days Nationalist Congress Party
Vacant 30 June
2022 		Incumbent 2 years, 173 days NA Eknath
Eknath Shinde

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